The phone screen dimmed, inch by inch. And with it, the light in his eyes went out.
It was only now that it truly hit him. Joy was gone.
She had terminated the pregnancy, gone to the clerk's office alone, picked up the divorce certificate, and left.
Where did she go? Would she come back?
He didn't know.
The pain in his chest was suffocating. He slid to the floor, tears spilling from his eyes.
They say a man doesn't cry easily—only because the blow hasn't cut deep enough.
It wasn't until this moment that Cedric understood how much Joy meant to him.
And he had lost her.
While he sat there, paralyzed, his assistant called.
"Mr. Shaw..."
"Have you seen my wife? Is she at the office?"
"No, sir, she's not at the office. But something's happened with the company. You may need to come
